NEW ORLEANS the place to be Tuesday, February 28 otherwise known as Fat Tuesday.
Festive celebrations throughout the city take place over the extended weekend before #MardiGras February 24-28.
The first Mardi Gras parade was held in New Orleans on February 24, 1857 by the Krewe of Comus. They began the tradition of presenting a parade with floats and following it with a ball for the krewe and their guests.
The colours associated with Mardi Gras came about when Rex, the King of Carnival, selected the Mardi Gras colors and assigned meaning to them in 1892. Purple stands for justice, green for faith, and gold for power.
Hotels start taking bookings in the previous August for Mardi Gras the following year www.bestneworleanshotels.com
Hotels start taking bookings in the previous August for Mardi Gras the following year www.bestneworleanshotels.com
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Picture Credit: By Carol M. Highsmith - Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. [1], Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=9392953
Picture Credit: By Carol M. Highsmith - Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. [1], Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=9392953
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